BreakthroughWhat can we learn about ourselves if we think like scientists? A scientist's journey from observation to discovery is anything but straightforward. It is littered with failure, unexpected diversions, and joyous realisations. Science helps us to understand ourselves in a world where we often feel like strangers; but what we know about the world around us, what has already been explored and discovered, is only half of science's story. Dr Camilla Pang